Safety razor



NOV. 5, 1935. E, E TAYLOR 2,020,043

SAFETY RAZOR Filed July 24, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l w44 iff*- w f' W5 Nov.5, 1935.v l E. E, TAYLOR 2,020,043

' SAFETY RAZOR Filed July 24, 12551 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Nov. 5,1935 PArNT orrlc SAFETY RAZOR Earl E. Taylor, Lynn, Mass., assignor toFannie E. Taylor, Lynn, Mass.

Application July 24, 1931, Serial No. 552,829

8 Claims.

This invention relates to safety razors and has for an object to producea simple and ecient razor which can be made and sold at such a low pricethat if desired it may have a blade perma- .nently associated'therewith, the whole being thrown away after a single use or as soon asthe blade has become dull.

A further object is to so form the razor that it may be dispensedreadily from a coin operated dispensing machine and may have associatedtherewith in a single package a tube of shaving emollient.

A still further object is to so form the razor that the blades may ifdesired be detachably Yassociated therewith so that all but the blademay be used repeatedly over an extended period. A still further objectis to so form the razor that it may be readily manipulated for thepresentation of the cutting edge or edges in the most advantageouspositions, and particularly in locations diicult or impossible toproperly reach with razors as heretofore made.

Further objects and advantageous construc- ,tions will appear from amore complete description of certain embodiments of this invention shownin the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective of apackage con sisting of a razor and a tube ofshaving emollient which maybe dispensed as a unit;

Figure 2 is a side elevation partly broken away and in section and to alarger scale than Figure 1 of the razor itself. Y

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a fragmentarylongitudinal section 1 through a vform of razor having a detachableblade.

Y Figure 5 is a cross section through a razor of the type shown inFigure 4 and on the section line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a top plan of the same.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective showing Vanother form of bladeclamping element.

rFigure 8 is a fragmentary perspective of the handle and guard elementfor use with the clamping element shown in Figures '7 and 9.

. Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective of a retaining elementcooperating with the clamping element shown in Figure 7. V i

. Figure 10 is a section similar to Figure 4, but showing the partsillustrated in Figures 7, 8 and 9.

Figure 11 isa perspective of another form of blade clamping member. Y ,v1 Figure 12 is a perspective of one form of blade which may be used inconnection with various forms ofthis invention. Y

Figure 13 is a perspective of the guard and handle member forcooperation with the clamping member of Figure l1.

Figures 14 and 15 are sections through the razor employing the partsshown in Figures 11 and 13 and taken on the section line lli-I4 ofFigure 13, the razor being opened and closed respectively.

Figure 16 is an end elevation showing the razor closed as in FigureV15.`

The razor comprises a handle and a guard or support for a razor bladewhich consists of a plate member I having a portion intermediate itsends as at 2 curved to form a blade support. At

each side of the curved portion 2 the plate ends 15V are bent sharplytoward each other at the concave face of the portions 2 as at 3 to forminwardly curving portions 4, the ends of which are then turned outwardlyaway from each other as at 5 sufficiently close to the guard to present20 their substantiallyparallel end edges convenient for engagement bythe fingers of the user. To this end they should not be spaced from theguard by a distance substantially greater than the width of the guardand as shown they are 25 spaced slightly less than this distance. Thesehandle edges are also substantially parallel to the cutting edge oredges of the razor blade. By manipulation between the lingers the razormay be presented at any desired angular position with- 30 in a widerange without changing the angular position of the hand, the inwardlyconcaved portions 4 forming depressions affording space to receive theends of the fingers, particularly in the extreme rocked positions of therazor. Preferably the edges of these end portions have recesses orindentations 6 therein which form dinger holds to facilitate graspingthe razor. The bent portions 3 are preferably slotted laterally atintervals to permit the passage of lather and 4.0 hair portions.

As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 the razor blade at 9 may 'be permanentlysecured against the convex outer face of the portion 2. To this end aclamping element i is placed over the outer face of the blade and theblade clamping element and guard portion 2 are permanently securedtogether as by the tubular rivets B which are passed through the endholes of the blade, double edge blades as made commercially beingprovided with such holes.. This form of the razor where the Yblade ispermanently fixed is particularly suitable for dispensing from a coinoperated dispensing machine and such machines may be convenientlyprovided in wash rooms of railroad cars,

hotels, or the like, so as to be convenient for a traveler who may Wishto use the razor a single time and then discard it, or if desired he mayuse it as long as the blade remains in good condition. When the razor isto be dispensed in this manner the formation of the handle adapts itadmirably to have packaged with the razor a suitable receptacle such asa collapsible tube indicated at ||l in Figure 1 which may contain ashaving emollient. This may be held frictionally between the portions 4of the razor and may be removed by the purchaser for use as desired.This tube, as shown in Figure l, may be provided with the usual screwcap I which may beremoved by the user and the contents of the tube maythen be squeezed out by collapsing the tube.

The razor may be made up in forms which permit the detachment of a razorblade for the insertion of a new blade when desired and certainconstructions to this end are shown in Figures 4 'to 10. Referring rstto Figures 4, 5 and 6, the razor supporting portion 2U, instead of beingprovided With holes for the reception of rivets is provided withinwardly offset tongues 2| with which'may cooperate similarly inclinedtongues 22 of the clamping member 23 which may be projected through theholes 24 of the razor blade and engaged beneath the tongues 2|. Theclamping member 23 is shaped in general similarly to the clampingelement Tshownin Figures land 3. By moving the handle member andclamping element relatively laterally of the direction of curvature ofthe blade supporting portion 20 the blade may be clamped or releasedfrom its position. The portions 2| and 22 which form cooperating wedgeelements are shownvas arranged to an angle of about 14 and 30 from thetransverse axis of the portion 20, this being yfound in actual practiceto prevent accidental detachment of the parts and yet permit them to bemoved readily to'clamp or release the blade whenever desired, and byforming the roots of the portion 22 oppositely curved with theirconcavities facing each other as shown in Figure 6, they will properlycooperate Witheither round holes or straight edge faces of the blade 6holding'thern against lateral motion. If desired, one or both portions22 may have a projection 25 formed to snap into a hole 26 in the portion2| when the blade is in changed position to prevent accidentaldisengagement of the parts. The clamping member may, if desired, beprovided with a central depression 21 which stiffens it and facilitatesmoving the member with the fingers. The blades Iare formed initiallyflat and the bending thereof produced by the relative sliding of thehandle member and clamping element holds these parts under frictionalengagement and prevents theparts from too ready detachment whilepermitting suiiicient bending of the blade to bring it down tightagainst the convex face of the portion 20 when desired. The amount ofrelative motion furnishes a means for adjusting the curvature of theblade and thus the closeness of the shave.

In Figures 7 to 10a still further modiilcation is shown in which thehandle member isformed with spaced holes 30 corresponding to the spacingof the holes in the blade and the clamping element 3| is provided withposts 32 which maybe passed through the blade holes and the holes 30 ofthe handle member. These posts32-.are formed with heads 34 provided withinclined upper faces 35 with which cooperate inclined wing elements y36of a clamp retaining element31. This element hole 39 through which eachof the posts 32 may be passed and then by an axial movement of themember 3'| the wings 36 may be drawn into engagement with the faces 35of the element 3| drawn down against the blade to clamp it against 5 theconvex face of the blade supporting portion of the handle. The member 31may be provided With a down turned handle portion 4D by which it may-begrasped. By anainspection'of AFigures 3 and 5, it may be seen that across section 10 through the razor transverse to the cutting edges rof,the blade and through the handle presents an exterior outline which maybe inscribed in a substantially rectangular or square gure, theout-turned end edges of the handle lying sub- 15 stantially in adjacentcorners of the figure and the blade being substantially parallel to oneside of the figure.

insertion 0r removal of blades .may-be facilitated 30.

these members? 50 Vand'5l are yieldingly-.held fapart as shown in Figure14 as by means of a'coil spring 55 surrounding the-pintle54'and:havingone end hooked about one of the ears .52 Yof vthe blade clamping memberand therother engaged 35 back of ia lug V55 struck inwardlyA fromahandle portion I51 of the member-50.

The member 50 is also provided with a pair of upwardlystrucklugs-58v-spaced to engage `inthe `opening portions 58 of -a bladeVtill as shown 4in 4o.

Figure 1-2. -This blade, as-shown, is providedwith a slot 6| connectingthe-openingJSS with a. central perforationl 62 `but a blade --providedwith three longitudinally spaced'holesmay be employed :in

this vform of razor equally-Well, the lugs -58engag- 5.,

ing through the end holesof such ablade. The blade being placed inposition over the lugsl, which hold'the blade properly-centered,the-free end of the clamping-plateil is brought .down

against Athe blade into the position f shown in 50- Figure 15,-an'd ascrew 65 rotatableiina-sleeve-SB and carried rigidly by the memberYV5|)` as. its threaded end portion 61 engages lina/mating threadedsocket-68 in -thermember 5| sothataby brought down firmly into clampingrelationhwi-th the blade to hold it against thefouter face-:f themember'SU.

In order that the screw GS-may not become detached from the member50,.itis shown las-provided with al-portion |8-of^ reduced diameter 'withinwhich is engaged the-'inner end of-a` s'etrscx'few 69 threadedthroughthe'sleevel. This.-per mits the screw -65 to'have a limited lost'motion axial movement sufficienti to permit itsv upper end 05 '61 tobefretracted to a pointwhere it 'does not interfere with the vplacing Yor removal lof the blades and which permitsthe vmember 5| "torbecloseddown tight against the blade before the threadedend S1 engages inthe socket68. When 70- thevpartshave been brought into cooperativeposition the screw is turned, asby Amanipulation of its knurled head 10,to 'cause the reridfG'I to enter'the vsocket and pull thememberlilV.down

tight to clamp the blade -nrmly between anni member and the member 50,the thrust of the screw being taken between the upper face of the head10 and the end of the sleeve 66, as shown in Figure 15.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention,it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various changesand modifications might be made without departing from the spirit orscope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

1. A razor having a blade provided with a straight cutting edge, a guardfor said blade, and a handle portion presenting a pair of spacedsubstantially parallel edges substantially parallel to said bladecutting edge for engagement by the fingers of the user, said pair ofedges being spaced from said guard a distance not substantially greaterthan the width of said guard, said handle portion having depressionsbetween said pairs of edges and said guard to receive the ends of thefingers engaging said pair of edges.

2. A razor having a handle, and a blade having a cutting edge, saidrazor presenting in cross section through said handle and transverse tosaid cutting edge an exterior outline which may be inscribed in asubstantially rectangular figure,

said handle having edges for engagement by the fingers of the user andlying in said outline substantially in adjacent corners of said figure.

3. A razor having a handle, and a blade having a cutting edge, saidrazor presenting in cross section through said handle and transverse tosaid cutting edge an exterior outline which may be inscribed in asubstantially square figure, said handle having edges for engagement bythe fingers of the user and lying in said outline substantially inadjacent corners of said iigure.

4. A combined safety razor blade support and handle, which comprises asingle strip of sheet material having a portion intermediate its endsformed as a blade support, said end portionsbeing turned inwardly towardeach other along opposite sides of said support and terminating turnedoutwardly away from each other to form a handle presenting end edges tothe fingers.

5. A combined safety razor blade support'and handle, which comprises astrip of sheet material having a portion intermediate its ends formed asa blade support, said end portions being turned -inwardly toward eachother along opposite sides 5 of said support and terminating turnedoutwardly away from each other to form a handle, the end edges of saidstrip having indentations forming finger holds.

6. A razor comprising a plate member having 10 a blade supportingportion provided with a pair of openings therethrough, a blade having apair of openings therethrough for registry with said plate openings, anda blade retaining element having a pair of tongues struck therefrom and15 both facing in one direction and positioned to. be passed throughsaid blade and plate member openings and engaged with the back face ofsaid plate member on movement of said element in one directionsubstantially in line with said'go tongues, the roots of said tonguesbeing curved in opposite directions with their concavities facing tocooperate with either round holes or straight edge faces of the bladeopenings.

7. A razor comprising a plate member having 25 a blade-supportingportion and portions projecting on one side from opposite edges of saidsupporting portion, and together forming a handle for the razor, a clamphinged to said member at ione end of said blade-supporting portion, asleeve 30 ycarried by said plate member between said pro- Ajectingportions, and means carried by said sleeve for securing said clamp inposition to clamp a blade to said supporting portion.

8. A razor comprising a plate member having a blade-supporting portionand portions projecting on one side from opposite edges of saidsupporting portion and having outwardly turned ends together formingfinger-engaging portions of a handle for the razor, a clamp hinged tosaid 'member at one end of said blade-supporting portion, and meansextending between said projecting portions for securing said clamp inposition to clamp a blade to said supporting portion.

EARL E. TAYLOR.

